Laverstoke Distillery: Ep. 2 - Flood of Tears

Italian coppersmiths assemble their giant gin stills on site, and we visit Kew Garden to see the inspiration for Laverstoke Mill's glass-house gardens. Deep in the river bed, civil engineers struggle to overcome never-ending floods and blocked pipes in their effort to lay the foundations for Thomas Heatherwick's glass houses. Have their carefully laid plans been scuppered by a potentially catastrophic flood?

Follow the first few months of two fur seal pups' lives as they fight for survival off the coast of New Zealand.

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